Human Impact on Hydrosphere

What is NOT a way that Humans pollute groundwater?

• Too much fertilizer

• Recycling

• Gasoline from cars

• Dumping chemicals

Pollutants introduced into surface or ground water that are without a specific location source, such as water entering a drain after flowing over a lawn that has been fertilized.

• Aquifer

• Non-point source contamination

• Eutrophication

• Surface Water

What is an example of point source pollution?

• Not knowing where it comes from

• A pipe spilling oil into a river

• Leaking tank

• A truck dumping trash into a river

Acid rain caused by factory pollution is...

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered...

• point source pollution

• nonpoint source pollution

• thermal pollution

• ocean pollution

What is an example of non-point source pollution?

• Unlined landfill

• Runoff from several steel factories

• Waste water from mine

• Leaking tank

This is Non-Point Source pollution

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Who is at fault for causing water pollution?

• The animals'

• It's the sun's fault

• Us people and our companies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water pollution that comes from a source like a single pipe discharge is called

• point source pollution

• nonpoint source pollution

• thermal pollution

• ocean pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which of the following is a major human activity that negatively impacts the hydrosphere?

• Deforestation

• Industrial discharge

• Recycling

• Composting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4